OMG...not again

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Specializes in Gerontology, Med surg, Home Health.

I opened up my latest copy of The Director, the official publication of the National Association of Directors of Nursing LTC...flipped through...aaarrrgggh....right there on page 42 in a headline "Nursing Home Residents Able to Keep Thier Stimulus Checks". THIER????????? What have we come to??? Apparently they don't use spell check or have a proof reader. Of course, I called them and offered to proof read the next issues.

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Specializes in Critical care, neuroscience, telemetry,.

Unfortunately, the English language ain't what it used to be. My favorite misspelling? Seeing "Acheive Excellence" in a poster at my kid's school. THAT seemed to send a mixed message!

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Specializes in HH, SNF, LTC, Hospital.

oh, no....not today....don't even go their!

*giggle*

:lol2:

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Specializes in ER.

From my son's teacher: absense (instead of absence) and tendancy instead of tendency.

This woman made me cringe every time I saw correspondence from her.

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Specializes in Gerontology, Med surg, Home Health.

Deer friends,

How are ewe today? My kids say high two.

Sincerely,

anti spell cheque

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Specializes in DOU.

I h8 wen ppl rite liek dis!! lern 2 spell, dumeez!

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Specializes in Psychiatry.

I saw this one time:

"I was so excited, I expected their job offer right away..."

Hee Hee!

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Specializes in A myriad of specialties.

A recent news story discussed (and videoed)the misspelling of school ON THE PAVEMENT in a school zone. It looked like this: SCOHOL

What idiots.:uhoh3:

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Specializes in Utilization Management.

My eyeballs clanged together when I visited a 4th grade classroom and saw the neatly printed "Messengar of the Week" sign.

Teach actually insisted it was correct till I could prove it to her.

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Many people also use this.........

Let me give you some advise.

Its advice people!!! Makes me nuts.

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In this world of instant messaging, texting, emails, and other forms of "communicating," grammar and spelling just aren't important. These are simply more examples of the dumbing down in America that is so prevalent, and worse, accepted.

With that said, in professional publications and other communiques, there is absolutely no excuse.

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Specializes in acute care and geriatric.

O.k., I am not above a spelling mistake or two but today we have spell checks!!! Life should be easy and better!!

There is no question that today's kids have no idea how to spell- remember Dan Quayle and the tomatoes? and who was it with the e at the end of potato?

Whaddaya expect!!

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